SCB Bulletin Board Tag: fieldtrip

donald on "Botanical Illustration Desert Field Workshop"

donald — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:17:59 +0000

BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION OF NATIVE DESERT FLORA
with Donald Davidson www.nps.gov/plants/cw/watercolor/index.htm
Study along with other biologists, writers, and artists while helping increase the native flora visual database. College credit optional.
Friday, April 3, 7pm, through Sunday, April 5, 3pm, Desert Studies Center, Mojave National Preserve, Zzyzx, CA. Accommodations and meals included.
CONTACT:
Linda Coco
Program Representative
Science, Law & Health Programs
UC Riverside Extension
1200 University Ave., #336
Riverside, CA 92507
951-827-1618 - Direct
951-827-7374 - Fax
www.extension.ucr.edu

naomi on "Walk Pass Field Trip"

naomi — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 09:01:47 +0000

Approximatley 18 people attended the Walker Pass field trip April 21, 2007.

We visited the Walker Pass Campground and observed 40 species along the Pacific crest trail heading towards the Owens Peak Segment.

The plant list is available here for download.

naomi on "SCB Field trip to Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden"

naomi — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:31:15 +0000

Saturday, April 14, 2007
Time: 9:00 AM to Noon.
Meet at the Wisura Gate entrance to the Garden (at the northeast end of the visitor parking lot).
Trip leader: Bart O’Brien, Senior Staff Research Associate, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden.

This walking tour of the Garden will focus on some of the more interesting botanical highlights of Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden’s living collection including: a rare F1 Quercus x morehus, an F2 Quercus x ganderi, Arctostaphylos australis a rare and unusual manzanita from Baja California, Mortonia utahensis a limestone endemic from the eastern Mojave, both boojums (Fouquieria columnaris), our single site native specimen of Quercus durata var. gabrielensis, and many other unusual plants. We will also visit our large groves of Pinus quadrifolia and Adenostoma sparsiflorum. Many of our plants should be in full bloom at this time, and there are always many birds and lizards to observe.

Expect to cover a lot of territory within the Garden’s 86 acres – much of our time will be spent in the Plant Communities portion of the Garden (our northern 55 acres). Wear comfortable shoes and bring some water – in case it is warm! If it is raining, we will focus on sheltered parts of the Garden including the nursery, greenhouses, seed collection, growth chambers, etc. until the rain stops or noon

naomi on "Walk Pass Field Trip"

naomi — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:15:38 +0000

April 21 2007, Saturday, Walker Pass. Leader: Naomi Fraga. Walker Pass is a mountain pass in the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains. Field trip attendees will carpool from the meeting spot and park along Hwy 178 at a floriferous spot in the eastern portion of the pass. We will see a variety of desert annuals including and abundance of Linanthus, and Eriophyllum species. Other noteworthy plants along the way may include and desert pinchusions (Chaenactis), sun cups (Camissonia), and the ever elusive pygmy poppy (Canbya candida). Bring lunch, ample water, sunscreen and a camera (hiking will be minimal). We will meet at the Inyokern Post office 9:30 am and should arrive back in the early afternoon. Carpooling from the post office is encouraged, and we will only be traveling on paved roads. Contact Naomi Fraga for details.